A/N: I hope that every one who reads this loves it. I've worked very hard on it and I can tell you that this is a 'one-of-a-kind' story. Please pay heed to the rating, it's there for a reason, I don't over rate or under rate any of my stories to get readers, I rate for what happens in the story. 'Running Forgotten' is rated 'R' for sexual content, some harsh languish, violence, and some hard themes.

I already know the out come of this story, however I love to hear input from others. If I like it, I may just change it.

Charters that you will see:

Inuyasha, Kagome, Sango, Miroku, Shippo, Kilala, Lady Kaede, Lord Sesshomaru, Naraku and Kagura.

Sub Charters: Rin, and Koga.

Running Forgotten

Part 002

By: DanniMarie

Warmth, she felt warmth…

Where was she?

Had she died?

Was this heaven?

She was partly hoping that it was, and then she could rest knowing that she was safe and that she didn't have to run anymore. However the other part of her prayed that she was still alive. She didn't wont to die without… with out what?

Something wasn't right? She felt as thought there was something missing, something that she was suppose to do…or did… or...or…or what?

And this whole thing about feeling safe… wasn't she safe? Why would she fear for her safety?

The sound of talking voices took her mind away from what she was trying to figure out.

'Maybe they know.' She told herself, lessening in on what they where talking about.

"How is she?" Came a male voice, it was soft and kind, she liked it.

"I don't know. She was frozen when I found her and that leg wound is going to make it hard for her to walk for some time." An older women's voice said. So she was the one that has found her?

"She's so thin and pale." Said a younger voice, that of a child.

"Shippo, don't say those thins. She looked like she's had a hard life." Came yet other voice. How many people where in the room?

"I would say that she has had a very tuff life."

"What makes you say that Lady Kaede?"

"Will Songo, wile I was changing her clothing, getting her out of those wet frozen rags, I couldn't help put notice that she is covered in scars. And then there's that mark on her lower back… it's one that I've never seen before. Whoever our little friend is, she has had a really ruff time." Kaede said moving around.

"I wonder what her name is?" The little child asked.

"I'm sure you can ask she yourself, when she wakes up." Come the male voice.

"Come we could leave so that our friend can rest." Songo said as she stood up and looked around the room. She walked over and picked up her fire cat Kilala and walked to the door. However, before she could make it to the door, Kilala jumped out of her arms and jumped onto the bed where the young girl rested. She curled up close to her chest and started to purr.

Everyone looked at Songo. "What just happened?" Miroku asked.

"I don't know. She's never done that before." Songo said and walked over to pick the cat up, when she moved to grab her, Kilala jumped up and growled at Songo. Jumping back Songo and the other looked on as Kilala curled up again and purred as if nothing had happened. Songo went to reach out, but Miroku stopped her.

"Songo, lever her. For whatever reassign, Kilala looks as though she's protecting her." He told her, still holding on to her arm. She looked over to him, and then back to the bed.

"Why?" Shippo asked.

"For that answer we are all just going to have to wait till she wakes up." Kaede said as she walked to the door. "We came leave now, Kilala will watch over her for the time being." And with that they walked out.

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Why was it so hard to wake up?

What had happened to her?

Pulling all her mental strength she had, she opened her eyes, to see the sun shinning in though a small window. She closed her eyes quickly, and tried again. This time it wasn't so bright.

Looking around, the first thing that she noted was how her head hurt. Her neck hurt every time she moved, she could only guise what the rest of her body would feel like. Hearing the door open she saw an older woman walk in with a try of some sort. When she looked over and saw the young girl was awake she smiled and walked over to her bedside.

"So you are going to live?" She said in a sweet tone, and gave a sweet smile.

"Whe…" She began to ask, however her thought was as dry as a hot summers day.

"Hold on. Let me get you some water." She said as he walked over to a table and poured a glass of water. "My name is Kaede. You've been in my home for the last few days and I have been taking care of you. Well, with the help off Kilala." She said as she handed her the water.

When she gave her a questioning look, Kaede looked down to where Kilala was still sleeping. The girl followed her gaze and when she saw the small fire cat. She couldn't help but smile.

"Here take this." She said and handed her the water.

Taking it and drinking it down, she looked up to see a shocked looked on the old woman's face.

"Sorry" She said lowing her head.

"Why? You where thirsty." She spoke. "So do you have a name?"

"I'm… I'm… I don't remember." She looked down. Why didn't she recall her own name? What had happened to her? Where was she?

Kaede looked down at the girl and took a seat next to her. "That's all right, I'm sure you'll recall what happened in due time."

"Kagome" The girl said out loud. "I think my name is Kagome."

"There, that's a start. Now don't you worry about anything, your safe from what ever was after you."

"Thank you." Kagome said looking up to the women. "Thank you for saving me."

"Oh, hun, I wasn't the one who saved you, I just found you at my front door rapped up in a blanket." She said walking over to the tray and picking up some white bandages and walking back over to the bed.

"Then who…" Kagome asked. Was it one of those other voices that she had heard before? Had one of them saved her?

"Oh have a idea, we all do." She said, as she looked her over. "It was our woodland friend, our guardian." By looking at Kagome, Kaede knew that she had no clue as to whom she was talking about.

"His name is Inuyasha. He's been looking over the village and people here for over fifty years. But enough about him, how do you feel?"

"Like I died."

Laughing Kaede, pulled back to covers to have a look at her wounded leg. Kagome winced as she pulled back the blood stained cloth. Setting up so that she could she why she hurt so badly, she saw the wound that was cussed by an arrow… an arrow?

Flashback

Without waiting for him to shoot, she took off ruing again. She was almost there. The ice was cracking more now that she was running again and she knew that she had to watch where she stepped. She let out an ear-pressing scream when the arrow hit her in her left leg, sending her hard into the ground.

End flashback

"I was running from some one…" She said more to herself then to Kaede. Kaede looked over to her and saw the slight sine of fear in her eyes.

"Don't worry, whoever was after you wont find you here. This Village is unknown to many and you have to have a guide to it. And even then, if you are not welcome, you have to deal with Inuyasha. He doesn't like unwelcome people to come into his village."

"His?"

"Will, he may not live among us anymore, but her grads this place as if we where all family."

"Why?"

"My you ask a lot of questions. I'll tell you what. If I get you something to eat, and you eat it ALL, I'll tell you everything I know about that young man."

"Deal!" Kagome said, you didn't have to ask her twice to eat food.

Coming back into the room, after getting a tray of food, Kaede saw the Kagome had pulled herself all the way up and was setting up in bed. Walking over she put the tray down and Kagome picked up some bread that was there, and then turned to look at the older women.

"It all stared fifty six years ago, Inuyasha and his mother lived here in the village happily, his father was killed and so it was just the two of them. I never did see such a happy little boy, he loved his mother with all his heart. She was loved but everyone here did so much for us. I was only ten at the time and I recall playing with him, he would always play jokes on others and fight with all the other little boys. He always longed to be like them, just to be a full-blood."

"He was only have human?"

"He IS only half human, and half dog demon. His mother fell in love with the master and lord of these lands, and he returned those feelings. However, they where not meant to be together. Only after a few years he died, no one knows why, or how, all she ever told us was that he was gone. Shortly after that, she had little Inuyasha, He become the joy in her life. She told everyone that he looked so much like his father." Kaede spoke.

"He looked like any other boy, well except for his silver hair, golden eyes and claws. All the mothers couldn't help but talk about how nice it would be when he got older, for him to marry their daughters. He would prove to be a great husband and caretaker.

"The men couldn't wait till he was old enough to take him hunting. With his claws and golden eyes, they knew that he would make a great hunter. They didn't know how right they would be. Inuyasha was, is a fast learner. It only took the men to tell him what to do and he just did it. That was when he was five." She laughed. "He was our youngest hunter, and yet the best."

"So what happened, to make him run to the forest?" Kagome asked moving on to a piece of fruit.

"His mother, Hoku (1) was a very skilled fighter, her father was general for the lord and was one of the best warriors. Hoku took after her father and learned everything there was to know about fighting, war, anything and everything. Back then the Northern lord was trying everything in his power to take over this part of the West. Hoku took it apon herself to make sure that the village was not taken. She trained all the men and even some women, she wasn't about to let the other Lord take what belonged to her love.

"The battle was long and it seemed to be like we where wining, when it happened. Everyone stopped and looked over to see Lady Hoku down with a sword digging right into her heart. We all felt the pain as we saw her fall to the ground. And what happened next…oh what happened next none of us would ever forget.

"Young Inuyasha ran to his mother, begging for her to get up, begging for her not to leave him. However she was already passing. There was nothing we could do for her. She had done so much for this little run down village, and when she needed us most, we couldn't do a thing.

"Feeling the lose of his mother, something come over him. We all watched on in utter fear at what he did next. We never saw him, but we saw the body falling. And the blood, there was so much blood. He had taken out every enemy in the whole places in less then a few minutes. When it was all over the poor child was covered in blood, and his eyes where just as red. We where all to scared to move, in fear that he would think that we where his enemy too. He walked over to his mother and picked her up and took off into the woods. We never saw him after that, however we always knew that he was there. Every winter we would find fresh meat at our doors, we have never been attacked and he even saves other… like you child.

"I don't know what happened to you out there, and I don't know why, but Inuyasha saved you from whatever was after you, and as long as you stay here in the village, he'll always protect you." She finished looking down to see that all her food had been eaten.

"Well now, lets get you back to bed, you have a lot of healing to do." And with that she picked up the tray and walked out of the room, closing the door behind her.

(1) I never knew what Inuyasha's mother's name was. If anyone knows pleas tell me and I'll fix it.